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... funders, especially those interested in education, equity , or policy advocacy. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This fall, ... students different access to educational opportunity, resources , and effective teaching –...

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ACA May Be Modified, But Based On Enrollments, It's Here To Stay

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07/02/2014

Now that an estimated 20.1 million Americans have insurance because of the Affordable Care Act—and as that number grows—the wholesale repeal of the law is less likely, Commonwealth Fund President David Blumental, M.D., and Sara R. Collins, Ph.D.,...

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Action Plan Released to Conserve One of Africa’s Richest Sites for Biodiversity with Support from the Arcus Foundation

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02/14/2018

... important site for vertebrate conservation in Africa, with more endemic and globally threatened vertebrates than any ... We also know the lakes in this region have incredible fish diversity and that at least...

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26 Feb 2013

Health Care Reform’s Impact on Women and Families: Are Funders Ready to Make the Most of 2013?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been implemented and is, more than likely, here to stay. There are major implications ...

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Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders

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04/25/2016

... moves to steer the country’s second-largest grant maker toward a focus on inequality and inclusion won him a spot on Time magazine's 2016 list of the .....

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Blue Meridian Partners Profiled in New York Times

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10/16/2017

... hedge fund manager, wanted his charitable dollars to do more to reduce childhood poverty. He had been deeply involved ... around Washington State. The Ballmers, with a net worth of more than $34 billion,...

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Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?

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07/29/2009

More than 30 grantmakers gathered on July 9th for a ... isn’t always easy. The report findings suggest a trend toward a greater level of engagement on the topic of ... payout. UPDATE: Anita Nager was gracious...

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A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

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03/27/2012

... Exchange (JCIE/USA) One year after Japan’s massive 3 /11 disaster, talking about the recovery of the Tōhoku ... impact. But, in many ways, the glass is still half empty. More than 300,000 people are still...

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25 Apr 2018

Walking the Talk: Put Values-Based Grantmaking Into Your Practice

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... implicitly through grantmaker practices, which inform and guide the foundation’s view of the world. PEAK ... Grantmaking’s research suggests that foundations, now more than ever, are thinking about how to...

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Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea

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07/08/2014

... discussed a wide variety of proposals including creating more public banks like the state-owned Bank of North Dakota; ... through policies like the Community Action to Restore Equity and Stability (CARES)...

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15 May 2018

ComNetworkNY: Communicating Without Stereotypes: Getting Smart on Gender and Race

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 -

6:00pm to 8:00pm

... the effectiveness of your communications? Does a lack of diversity in your organization make it tough to message in a ...

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Five Technology Trends Defining the Future of Corporate Sustainability

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08/28/2017

... Companies currently spend a lot of time, effort and resources to prepare Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ... value, this annual exercise becomes a drain on company resources . Emerging technologies can...

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The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs’ Black Renaissance Fund Receives $5 Million Grant From The Rockefeller Foundation

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02/22/2023

... Foundation’s support in our mission to advance economic equity and opportunity for Black-led CDFIs,” said Lenwood ... inequitable access to capital, capacity-building resources , and technical assistance,” said...

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A Recipe for Managing in Difficult Times

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05/14/2009

... field of philanthropy—advising, deciding, giving—the more certain truths remain, to me at least, both self-evident ... are relevant for all giving styles. We would have many more successful outcomes, in my...

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J & J: Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., Wins 2017 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research; Campaign for Champions of Science Launched

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06/20/2017

... Hospital of Philadelphia, where he holds the Michael and Charles Barnett Chair of Pediatric Mitochondrial Medicine and ... Medicine, and the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL (Italian National...

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Ending New York’s Summer Jobs Depression

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02/12/2015

... program. Unfortunately, New York City doesn’t have the resources to recruit employers. There is little federal ... programs, which rely largely on local public and private resources . This is where the private...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance

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05/12/2015

... system, The Pershing Square Foundation announced today a $ 3 .1 million grant in support of Measures for Justice (MFJ), the first non-profit organization to use 'big data ' to track and compare the...

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Simons Foundation Among Backers of $28 Million Autism Treatment Study

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07/29/2015

... disorders are treated. The Yale team will collect data in Connecticut from preschoolers and school-aged ... children affected by autism spectrum disorders. The data then will be evaluated along with ...

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Two Emblematic Markers of Policy Progress

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10/24/2018

... development of the New York State Grantmakers for Census Equity Fund. Another current working group of members is ... DNA. But over the past several years PNY has learned even more about what it really takes...

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